LIEVIN. Three out of three. Wins again, the Olympic champion. And always with times of absolute value in the 60 meters. Marcell Jacobs also stamps the meeting in Liévin, France, racing in 6.50 in the Gold stage of the World Indoor Tour, the main world meeting circuit.
The blue of the Fiamme Oro puts all his American rivals behind him, starting with Cravont Charleston, second in 6.52, and Elijah Hall (6.57, third). The Kenyan sprinter also beaten by 9.77 in the 100 Ferdinand Omanyala (6.57, fourth) and the bronze world champion Ronnie Baker (United States), fifth in 6.59.
After running the battery in total control (best time with 6.53), in the final the king of Tokyo touches the season by one hundredth and confirms himself on excellent times, three hundredths from his Italian record of 6.47 last year, when he is still missing. one month to the highlight of the Indoor World Championships in Belgrade (March 19). It is the third success in a row, after the 6.51 in Berlin and 6.49 in Lodz.
And in ten days, Sunday 27 February, he will be on the track at the Palaindoor in Ancona, at the Assoluti indoor, for the first outing in Italy after the Olympic gold medals in the 100 and 4×100. “I haven’t changed one iota, it’s always me and I work hard to improve myself – commented Jacobs -. Satisfied? No. As long as you win it’s always good, it’s nice to stay ahead especially when the level of the opponents rises. I felt better than last week and I thought I could do more. The first part can be improved: we are working a lot on the starting technique, with my coach Paolo Camossi, and I still think too much about what I have to do: this stops me a bit . I was heavy coming out of the blocks, I had to stay more relaxed. In the second part of the race I saw myself better. ” “But the important thing was to go back to winning – adds the Olympian from Desenzano sul Garda -, in these first Olympic champion races: seeing my image on all Liévin’s promotional posters was really ‘cool’, I earned it with sweat and it is a motivation to go even faster. In ten days I will be in Ancona to honor the Italian championship: the track is fast and I, for once, do not want to think about the time trial, as I have done too much in these three races. And maybe something important will come out. The only thing that counts is getting in shape in a month’s time at the World Championships in Belgrade, I want the world title, and if the average of my three finals is 6.50, that’s just fine for the moment. ”